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Guest Blog: Fix Auto Recycled Rides
Fix Auto generously donated 200 reusable bags to help support the Montavilla Farmers Market loaner bag program. Below is a special guest blog about other ways they support the local community. FIX AUTO Cares Fix Auto believes giving back to our local... Read More
Harvest Market Matching Program
At our Harvest Market this Sunday, we will be offering up to $15 in matching tokens to shoppers using their EBT/Oregon Trail cards. We typically match up to $5 through our Everybody Eats program, but wanted to do more to... Read More
MFM nominated for 2012 Local Hero Award
Each year, Edible Portland recognizes Local Heroes that are outstanding supporters of our regional food community. The Montavilla Farmers Market is honored to be one of four finalists this year in the nonprofit category! Past winners include Oregon Food Bank... Read More
Montavilla Farmers Market Fall Vegetable Barley Soup
In October we were lucky enough to have Tim Daly from the Cheese Bar show us his tricks for preparing a market-inspired fall soup. Here's his recipe! 2 QT stock (Vegetable, Chicken or “Pipe”, whatever) 1 C uncooked pearl barley salt - to... Read More
Small Farms, Big Decisions
Fairview Farm, a vendor at the Montavilla Farmers Market, no longer carries certified organic goat’s milk. I state this not to call them out, but to highlight a difficult decision that many small farmers face in the reality of this... Read More
Halloween Market Fun
October 30, the last regular 2011 market day, will be filled with Halloween fun! Visitors, especially kids, are encouraged to wear costumes for our costume contest. They can make a treat bag at a craft station and then go “door... Read More